Monday, March 14, 2011

Context is always important. These two columns in national publications provide valuable context and important insights into what are the reasonable limits of a code of ethical conduct for Supreme Court justices and what are unreasonable restrictions on voting. The column about voting includes the conservative Cato Institute’s worry that the misplaced drumbeat for a photo ID will feed into the Big Brother nightmare of a national identity card. Leaders of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina are similarly opposed to proposals that would make voters present a government-issued photo ID each time they vote.